The OP's story is another example of the need to travel defensively. If one assumes that ALL flight attendants are power drunk freaks, and acts accordingly (submissive, "yes sir," "no sir," "don't whip me too hard sir," etc.) then one's chances of an uneventful flight are increased. I'll admit this isn't a great way to deal with the majority of decent flight attendants, but it IS effective.
When Professor Gates, of Harvard, was arrested in his Cambridge, Mass. home some said the only crime he was guilty of was "contempt of cop." Thus a significant part of the OP's story could be written-off to "contempt of flight attendant."
Finally, if it were me, I would have turned-off my cell phone on hearing the announcement. I would not wait until I had to be, personally, asked. If one's schedule is so tight that they have to be sending e-mails at the risk of getting kicked-off a flight then they need to brush-up on time management skills or re-assess the amount of work they are being asked to complete.
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